Toronto Lake (Kansas)

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{{Infobox body of water

|name = Toronto Lake

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|image_bathymetry = Map of Woodson Co, Ks, USA.png

|caption_bathymetry = KDOT map of Woodson County (legend)

|location = Woodson / Greenwood counties in Kansas

|coords = {{coord|37.7635764|-95.9360638|format=dms|type:waterbody_region:US-KS_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}{{cite GNIS|474677|Toronto Lake|Jan 17, 2021}}

|type = Reservoir

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|outflow = Verdigris River

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|basin_countries = United States

|agency = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

|date-built = 1960

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|elevation = {{convert|273|m|order=flip|abbr=on}}

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|cities = Toronto, Coyville

| pushpin_map = Kansas#USA

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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Toronto Lake in Kansas, USA.

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|reference = {{cite GNIS|479848|Toronto Dam|January 15, 2021|July 1, 1984}}

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Toronto Lake is a flood control lake in southeast Kansas, primarily in Woodson County. It is located on the Verdigris River about {{convert|4|miles}} southeast of Toronto, Kansas. The lake is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/news/KDWPT-Info/News/News-Archive/2010-Weekly-News/10-7-10/TORONTO-RESERVOIR-50TH-ANNIVERSARY-OCT.-16 Toronto Reservoir 50th Anniversary]

History

Toronto Lake was authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1941. Construction started on the lake in November 1954 and it was completed in February 1960. In addition to flood control, the lake serves for recreational purposes, to improve water quality, and potentially to supply water.

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